Star Odyssey

“Why do you want to go to Frostwave Weave?” Lu Yin sought out Ku Wei and directly asked him this question. 

Ku Wei was holding onto another cultivator’s shoulder, and he looked very happy. However, Lu Yin’s arrival shocked him, and the cultivator took the opportunity to quietly slip away.

Ku Wei turned to face Lu Yin, and in a righteous manner, he said, “In any case, Brother Wei is also a Lockbreaker, and there’s many things that I can still do for the Society. Brother Wei is willing to contribute my fair share to the Society.” 

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. “Let’s quit with the nonsense. You’re from the Seven Courts’ Ku family.” 

Ku Wei grudgingly rubbed his nose. “Bro, don’t burst my bubble.”

“Right now, you’re headed towards my place, so make your motives clear. Otherwise, I’ll let the Hall of Honor know of your existence,” Lu Yin threatened.

Ku Wei spread his hands. “Is that really necessary?”

Once he saw Lu Yin’s serious expression, Ku Wei sighed. “Alright, fine, I’ll tell you. Actually, I want to go and look for the Yu family.” 

Lu Yin’s eyes flashed. This was what he had expected. 

“The Court of Seven Names has seven surnames, which represent the seven great families. The Yu family betrayed the Seven Courts, so we have to find them,” Ku Wei explained. 

“For revenge?” Lu Yin asked. 

Ku Wei thought about the question. “Sort of, but also no. More importantly, we want to let the Yu family’s strength return to the Seven Courts.” 

“Their secret technique?” Lu Yin asked solemnly. 

Ku Wei laughed. “Not just their secret technique. Any family that’s a part of the Seven Courts possess terrifying strength, and every one of those families has enough strength and baseline influence to contest against the various great powers of the Innerverse. With such enormous power, how can we abandon them so easily? Back then, there had to have been a reason for the Yu family to betray the Seven Courts, so we’re willing to give them a chance.” 

Lu Yin frowned. “The Yu family possesses terrifying strength?” 

“Of course, what do you take the Seven Courts for? The seven great surnames were not born from the same origin, but we’ve gone through countless years of mutual tribulation and cooperation in order to form the Seven Courts. Each one of the seven great surnames is frighteningly powerful. Since you know the secret technique and have even managed to comprehend it, you must know of its value. Let me ask you—how many families of the Innerverse’s eight great flowzones possess a secret technique?” 

Lu Yin thought about it and realized that he had indeed never bumped into anyone who had used a secret technique during his few years of roaming about the Innerverse. Of course, this was also related to his strength at that time. He had not been qualified to come into contact with those true, absolute monstrous descendants of the great powers like the Daynight clan or the Sword Sect.  

“The Neoverse is a mysterious place, and one can’t enter it without having the prerequisite ability. Do you think that those Innerverse powers don’t want to enter the Neoverse? Wrong. They really want to, but they can’t. From our Seven Courts, all of the great seven surnames can enter, so you can imagine the strength behind them.” 

Lu Yin stared at Ku Wei. “So what does this have to do with you wanting to go to Frostwave Weave?” 

Ku Wei beamed at Lu Yin. “Let’s not mess around with insinuations and hidden messages. Brother Lu, you used the Yu Secret Art.” 

Lu Yin did not deny anything. “So what if I did? The Outerverse is cut off from the Innerverse, so  I can tell you that it’s indeed the Yu Secret Art. I received it from the Great Yu Empire’s former emperor, Undying Yushan. Unfortunately, he’s long since dead, along with the entire Yu family.” 

“I don’t believe that.” Ku Wei adjusted his expression as he looked back at Lu Yin. “I believe that what you’re saying is true, but I don’t believe that the entire Yu family is dead.” 

Lu Yin’s gaze grew icy. “Are you scheming against Wendy?”

Ku Wei shook his head. “No, this isn’t related to her. You know, I once spent a long time laying low in the Great Yu Empire, and I paid attention to everything that happened there up until a little more than a year ago, when the various great powers finished competing for pyrolyte ore. Then, I received a message telling me that the Great Yu Empire is unrelated to the Yu family, and so I left the Great Yu Empire to roam about the Outerverse, until just now. I just saw you use the Yu Secret Art, and I know that the Great Yu Empire’s Yushan clan is made up of the Yu family’s descendants. Thus, clearly, what I was told was not entirely accurate. I previously assumed that the sole survivor of the Yushan bloodline was a single woman, but after confirming that the Yushan bloodline is a part of the Yu family, I can guarantee that the Yu family has not been exterminated.” 

“But these are the facts—they were exterminated by the Neohuman Alliance,” Lu Yin countered.

Ku Wei sneered. “That’s impossible. If the Yu family of the Seven Courts could be exterminated that easily, then there’s no way they would have survived long enough to even make it to the Outerverse. You don’t know what the Yu family has kept hidden, and only by understanding that strength would you not be confused by the various events that have occurred. Brother Lu, I can explicitly tell you that the Yu family is still alive and that it always has been.” 

“Are you saying that Undying Yushan is not dead?” Lu Yin countered.

Ku Wei shrugged. “I don’t know about that. He might actually be dead, but regardless of his survival, the Yu family definitely persists. That family has some hidden old monsters, and if the Neohuman Alliance actually had the ability to wipe out the entire Yu family, then the Innerverse and Outerverse would definitely know about it. If old monsters at that level made a move, it would be a historic moment, and such people do not die silently. Why do you think I kept myself hidden, not daring to expose myself before? It’s precisely because I’m afraid that I might draw out such a monster.” 

Lu Yin stared off into the distance. He had come into contact with many powers, such as the Daynight clan, the Sword Sect, the Wen family, and the Neohuman Alliance. Each one of them had very powerful foundations, and it would not be easy to exterminate any one of them. As a fundamental part of the Seven Courts, the Yu family was definitely no different. Could they really not have been wiped out? Did Wendy know anything? 

He was baffled, as Undying Yushan and the others were clearly dead, and even their corpses had vanished. 

Hang on, their corpses vanished? A lightbulb suddenly seemed to light up his brain. Back then, he had thought that the Neohuman Alliance had stolen the corpses, and Silver had practically admitted to it, but was that really the case? Could there have been some other reason behind the bodies’ disappearance? 

If the Yu family really still existed, then they had skirted his detection abilities. Rune lines could not be forged, and it was not very realistic for an entire family’s rune lines to be hidden. If such an old monster existed, then he definitely would have discovered something. 

Ku Wei reached out and waved a hand in front of Lu Yin’s eyes. “Brother Lu, let me go to Frostwave Weave, and I’ll help you investigate. Anyway, since the Innerverse and Outerverse are currently separated, I pose no threat to you. Don’t you want to know what the Yu family has been hiding? Why were you able to take over the Great Yu Empire after Undying Yushan? Did Undying Yushan really die? Don’t you want to know the answer to all these things?” 

Lu Yin looked at the other youth. “What does your Ku family have hidden in the Outerverse?”

Ku Wei exclaimed in an exaggerated fashion, “Brother Lu, don’t spout nonsense! I’m the only one from the Ku family who’s in the Outerverse.”

“Is that so? Then that means that you have no exploitable value. No going to Frostwave Weave for you,” Lu Yin said firmly.

Ku Wei blinked, as he had just discovered that the ways they thought were entirely different. “I’m not any sort of threat to you by myself.” 

Lu Yin’s lips curled upwards. “But you’re of no use either.”

“I can help you investigate the secrets of the Yu family.”

“There’s no need for that. It’s none of my business whether they are dead or not. And since I’m protected by the Hall of Honor, then even if the Yu family is still around, they won’t be able to do much to me. Also, my relationship with the Yu family should be pretty good. Speaking of which, if the Yu family really still exists, and they’re your enemies, then don’t you think I should just get rid of you right now?” A chill flashed through Lu Yin’s eyes as he casually spoke, and he also equipped his universal armor at this same time. 

Ku Wei sensed true killing intent from Lu Yin. “You’re crazy! I’m willing to help you out of kindness.”

Lu Yin coldly replied, “Do you think that I’m an idiot? You claim to be searching for the Yu family by yourself, but you’re exaggerating too much. If what you say is true, then how can there be nobody from the Ku family supporting you in the Outerverse? If you’re lying, then you must have a motive for lying to me. However, regardless of if what you’ve said is true or false, your existence is not a good thing for me. Now that the Outerverse has been isolated from the Innerverse, why would you take the risk to come to Frostwave Weave with me to search for the Yu family? Everything that you say is filled with contradictions from start to finish, so you can just go and meet your maker now.”

The pike suddenly appeared, and Lu Yin pointed it straight at Ku Wei.

Ku Wei quickly spoke up, “Alright, you win! I’ll speak. I’ll tell you everything!”

Lu Yin stared into Ku Wei’s eyes. “If you lie to me again, I’ll definitely act. The Hall of Honor should give me some kind of reward for killing someone from the Three Dark Hands.” 

Ku Wei looked pained. “I’m not lying, and what I said before is true. The Outerverse really doesn’t have anybody from the Ku family who can come to my aid. Who could have known that the Innerverse and Outerverse would suddenly be separated? We were also left without any choices.” He looked up and saw the chill in Lu Yin’s eyes intensifying, so Ku Wei quickly continued, saying, “As for why I’m taking this risk to look for the Yu family, it’s because the Yu family has an item that I have to get.” 

“Continue.”

Ku Wei exhaled heavily. “Have you heard of Progenitor Chen?”

“Progenitor Chen?” Lu Yin was astonished.

“Progenitor Chen?” the Ghost Monkey shrieked.

Ku Wei nodded, and he looked at Lu Yin seriously. “It seems like you have, but you must not understand about who Progenitor Chen truly was. In fact, even I don’t really understand everything, but all you need to know is that he was a Progenitor. Our Seven Courts first united because we discovered Progenitor Chen's mausoleum.”

Lu Yin’s heart lurched, and his eyes went wide. Progenitor Chen's mausoleum?

The monkey was also excited. “For real? Progenitor Chen's mausoleum?”

Ku Wei stared at Lu Yin. “Shocking, huh? There aren’t that many people in the Outerverse or Innerverse who know about this secret. Because of Progenitor Chen's mausoleum, the Seven Courts united to repel all other powers, after which they forcefully occupied Progenitor Chen's mausoleum. This is exactly the reason why our Seven Courts is considered one of the dark powers. There are some people who can’t beat us, so they try to smear our reputation. We are completely different from the Neohuman Alliance. They are truly sinister and belong in the dark while we were deliberately maligned just because we seized Progenitor Chen's Mausoleum.” 

“Get to the point.” Lu Yin was getting anxious.

Ku Wei pursed his lips. “The Seven Courts took control of Progenitor Chen's tomb, and of the seven great families, every hundred years, one person from each family can be sent into the tomb to search for a destined encounter. Our Ku family is the same, but unfortunately, it’s not my turn. Thus, I came to the Outerverse to try and find the Yu family. If I find them, then my family has agreed to give me the entrance opportunity that belongs to the Yu family. This isn’t just what the Ku family has promised me, and the other families have agreed as well.” 

“And so they sent just you?” Lu Yin asked.

“Of course not. Every family sent their own people, and the opportunity will belong to whoever finds the Yu family. However, everyone else has hidden themselves, and no one else would be like Brother Wei, who is so open about things.” Ku Wei was rather smug. 

Lu Yin sized the young man up and down. Could this be for real? He did not quite believe it.

“Seventh Bro, it should be true, as he actually mentioned Progenitor Chen's mausoleum! Is there any greater secret in the universe than a Progenitor’s inheritance? There’s nothing else!” the monkey said.

Lu Yin responded, “With the current situation with the Outerverse being isolated from the Innerverse, even if you find the Yu family, it’s still useless. Even if you can get that opportunity, you still won’t be able to get back to the Neoverse.” 

Ku Wei’s look suddenly became even more determined. “No matter what, I have to give it a try, since this is an opportunity for a qualitative leap forward. Anyone who enters Progenitor Chen's tomb will end up completely transforming if they manage to survive. This would be a metamorphosis for me.” 

Ku Wei stared at Lu Yin as he continued. “Brother Lu, my existence is of no threat to you. Believe me—with the Hall of Honor supporting you, even if there are others from the Ku family in the Outerverse, they still wouldn’t be able to threaten you. If I find the Yu family, I just want to obtain the chance to enter the tomb, and everything else can go to you. Don’t forget that, aside from the Yu Secret Art, the Yu family still has many other battle techniques. The foundations of the Seven Courts’ Yu family is not something that you can even imagine.”